diff --git a/service/server.py b/service/server.py
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+import SimpleHTTPServer, BaseHTTPServer
+import urlparse
+import socket
+import thread
+import wx
+
+from wx.lib.pubsub import setupkwargs
+from wx.lib.pubsub import pub
+
+# https://github.com/fuzzysteve/CREST-Market-Downloader/
+class AuthHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def do_GET(self):
+        print "GET"
+        if self.path == "/favicon.ico":
+            return
+        parsed_path = urlparse.urlparse(self.path)
+        parts=urlparse.parse_qs(parsed_path.query)
+        self.send_response(200)
+        self.end_headers()
+        self.wfile.write('Login successful. you can close this window now')
+        wx.CallAfter(pub.sendMessage, 'sso_login', message=str(parts['code'][0]))
+
+    def log_message(self, format, *args):
+        return
+
+# http://code.activestate.com/recipes/425210-simple-stoppable-server-using-socket-timeout/
+class StoppableHTTPServer(BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer):
+
+    def server_bind(self):
+        BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer.server_bind(self)
+        self.socket.settimeout(1)
+        self.run = True
+
+    def get_request(self):
+        while self.run:
+            try:
+                sock, addr = self.socket.accept()
+                sock.settimeout(None)
+                return (sock, addr)
+            except socket.timeout:
+                pass
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self.run = False
+
+    def serve(self):
+        while self.run:
+            try:
+                self.handle_request()
+            except TypeError:
+                # this can happen if stopping server in middle of request?
+                pass
+
+if __name__=="__main__":
+    httpd = StoppableHTTPServer(('', 6461), AuthHandler)
+    thread.start_new_thread(httpd.serve, ())
+    raw_input("Press <RETURN> to stop server\n")
+    httpd.stop()